The Sacred Spirit of Russia (Grammy Winner)
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Vibrant works by the great Romantic composers
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Led by Craig Hella Johnson and featuring the distinctive American basso profundo Glenn Miller, Conspirare offers a fervently sung and eclectic collection of choral music such as might be heard in the splendor of a Christmas liturgy from a Russian Cathedral. – from Harmonia Mundi package notes
2014
Conspirare / Craig Hella Johnson
2015 Grammy® Winner, Best Choral Performance
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Harmonia Mundi 807526 – 77'50"
Recorded February 2013 at St. Martin's Lutheran Church, Austin, TX
Feature at WXQR (New York Public Radio), 01.05.14
FROM THE MATINS SERVICE
FROM THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
- Bless the Lord, O My Soul, (Liturgy, Op. 37, No. 2) – Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, 1859-1935
- Glory... / Only Begotten Son, (Liturgy No. 2, Op. 29, No. 2) – Alexander Gretchaninov, 1864-1956
- The Beatitudes – Vladimir Martynov, b. 1946
- Come, Let Us Worship (Op. 8, No. 2) – Pavel Tchesnokov, 1877-1944
- Christmas Troparion (Inexpressible Wonder, No. 4) – Georgi Sviridov, 1915-1998
- Today the Virgin (Op. 7b, Znamenny Chant) – Alexander Kastalsky
- As Many Have Been Baptized (Op. 18c, Znamenny Chant) – Alexander Kastalsky
FROM THE LITURGY OF THE FAITHFUL
- Cherubic Hymn (Op. 7, No. 1) – Pavel Tchesnokov
- The Creed (Liturgy No. 2, Op. 29, No. 8) – Alexander Gretchaninov
- A Mercy of Peace (Znamenny Chant, Op. 6) – Alexander Kastalsky
- Hymn to the Mother of God for the Nativity, Znamenny Chant
- Our Father (Liturgy No. 2, Op. 29, No. 11) – Alexander Gretchaninov
- Praise the Lord from the Heavens (Liturgy, Op. 42, No. 9) – Pavel Tchesnokov
SACRED CONCERTOS
- A Wondrous Birth (A Wondrous Birth, No. 7) – Georgi Sviridov
- We Should Choose to Love Silence (Concerto for the Nativity of Christ) – Andrei Ilyashenko, 1884-1954
- Now the Powers of Heaven (Passion Week, Op. 58, No. 6) – Alexander Gretchaninov
- Do Not Cast Me Off in My Old Age (Op. 40, No. 5) – Pavel Tchesnokov
CLOSING OF THE LITURGY
- Let Our Mouths Be Filled (Liturgy, Op. 31, No. 18) – Sergei Rachmaninov, 1873-1943
- Blessed Be the Name of the Lord (Liturgy, Op. 31, No. 19) – Sergei Rachmaninov
- Preserve, O Lord, for Many Years (Liturgy, Op. 79) – Alexander Gretchaninov
- Our Father – Nikolai Kedrov, Sr., 1871-1940
Additional information
Weight | 5.00 oz |
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Dimensions | 5.5 × .75 × 5.0 in |